The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-23
FRA\sERsS BAD TEMPER.
He Is Very Willing That MADDEN
should be Sent 10 Prison.
The City's Conplsinis. Rs yelled IN
Chsncery-Two Letters Win
the True Ring.

An APPEAL reporter called Cd Me'su.
Napoleon Hill, president Ct the Cih'
zsns' street railway, srd 4 Dudley
FrayBer, president OF ire old street
car company, and also M. Thomas
Barrett, vice president aud general
manager OF the latter company, and
asked them what they thought Of the
proposition to construct csbls line
on Main street, as set forthsin yester.
days APPEAL. Said
Mr.. HILL:
~ have thought nothing OF such a
proposition. 1 read the article over
casually and have no comments to
make on 1t further than to say that
there are q great many unjust state.
ments In 1t concerning the street car
company, all Of which ! will notice in
business way at the proper time"
r. DUDLEY FRAYsER.
Col. Frsyser delivered himself a.
follt VS.:
81 have read the article In to-
days APPEAL, containing the PROPOSE
ton referred to, and am free TO state
that l woald favor a cable line on
Main street, but there Is car line al
ready on that street, and it will stay
there until the expiration OF the char
ter OF the Citizens company on that
Uue. Twill 20 further, ard cay that,
even during the term Of that charter.
II proper and fair arrangement could
be Effected between the company and
the city government, whereby the
present tracks could be converted into
Q cable, l would most cheerfully favor
its being done. Whether II Is at al
probable that such q thing will bt
done, / cannot cay. l am thoroughly
In favor OF cable cars; they are the
coming motors for street travel. TIL,
electric system i think Q failure.
nave travelled all over this country
and have taken particular pains TO oh
serve the rect car service in othe
cities, and / unhssitatingly cay tina
We have as good service here as Their
10 Ia any other city"
The reporter was about to take hi
: leave, when the gentleman with th
iron grasp on long suffering peopl
|, | said, With much emphasis:
81 can not see or understand VIII,
your paper 30 psrsistently attacks tn
street car company. We have don
nothing to deserve such abuse, and :
!. one am getting very tired Fl 1t.
the APPEAL has anything against me
they know where TO find me. Yol
are simply ipjuring yourself. l don
. read the paper. have ordered
, stopped and Withdrawn my patron
, sgs from II. Our directory have don
the same thing, and II the APPKA
ever gets another dollar's worth OF nd
vsIiisirs from us II will be when til
members of the directory have no cor
troll over IL. Now, anoih-r thing you
paper goes 30 far ss TO charge our CON
d psny with the responsibility OF the In
dlciments sgaipst Mr.. Hidden. tn
STREET car com pany ned not thing o
earth to do with IL. IL did not seleS
u the grand Jury nor charge
u ~ to it's duty. We bav
A never hired any law ers or pal
one cent Ia have these men proc,
. cuted, though az the same time d
b no, believe that IL Ia thought ami
K for any and all good citizens TO Resi
,. in bringing criminals 10 justice. / %
II. and don't care who knows u:
). believe that Hidden clearly viola.s
oi the law, and that the grand Jury dI
!. its full duty in indicting him. II cou
- not have done otherwise, and
: should DO punished. Why, sir,
y told Mr.. Napoleon Hill-gave h
a. word 10 him-that he would make
Of contract on the part Of the city vii
him rs president Of the Cit,z ma col
pany, aud just ~ coon 40 he FUND o
that l aud Mr.. Barrett would also
d. interested In the contract he reius,
m 10 corsummate II. He had last
much right 10 make the contract wi
10 ne a. he had with Mr.. Hill"
Mr.. BARRE1r.
~ Mr.. Barrett said: "Yes, / have reI
y the article In your paper. While
not object 10 cable cars, the reas,
Why tue proposition In the APrR
a. will not carry Ia that such line "
10 not pay here. II COSTS slO0 900
~ mile 10 build n cable track. To D
ID one on Main street would cos, $50
N. 600. My point Is this: A cable III
- can not be operated with prof In
10 city oiless than from $50, 900 10 309,O
n population. When We get anylhii
Nv like that We will be pretty apt 10 ha
,a the cable. 80 you see the scheme
- have a cable line on Main sire
Ic- vculd not nav"